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42 U.S.C. § 14336

New product or use

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 14336, New product or use, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/483603
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On petition of a person that proposes a new use for a battery technology described in this subchapter or the use of a battery described in this subchapter in a new product, the Administrator may exempt from this subchapter the new use of the technology or the use of such a battery in the new product on the condition, if appropriate, that there exist reasonable safeguards to ensure that the resulting battery or product without an easily removable battery will not be disposed of in an incinerator, composting facility, or landfill (other than a facility regulated under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.)).

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 104-142(H.R. 2024)1996-05-13
    Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally